Tag: T-Mobile USA

Mobile carrier, T-Mobile USA being sued by US

Stephanie Beck
T-Mobile mobile network carrier Technology News

American authorities have filed a complaint alleging that the company has been adding unauthorized charges to bills. The mobile carrier giant, T-Mobile USA has had a complaint filed against it by the United States with an accusation that the service provider has been charging customers millions of dollars in added unauthorized charges. The authorities are accusing the company of a billing practice which is better known as “cramming”. The charges in question that were being added by the mobile carrier to the bills it has been sending to its customers…

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Isis calls its Google Wallet rival good for the business of mobile payments

John Montgallo
Mobile Commerce Industry

Isis CEO, Michael Abbott, has released a statement that is causing the mobile payment industry to raise a brow, saying that Google Wallet, its rival, is “the best thing that could happen.” This is an unexpected perspective from the head of the carrier-backed joint venture for mobile payments as it prepares to launch its own system. The mobile payment services have been created to allow smartphone and tablet users to tap their devices on special terminals in order to complete payment transactions for purchases. That said, Abbott’s long term concept…

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Isis receives support from the top cell phone manufacturers

Sam Lambert
Mobile Payments

Isis near field communication (NFC) and technology standards have received confirmation that they will be implemented by LG, HTC, RIM, Motorola Mobility, Sony Ericsson, Samsung Mobile, and DeviceFidelity (manufacturer of MicroSD devices). Isis is a joint venture among T-Mobile USA, AT&T Mobility, and Verizon Wireless, to offer consumers who use smartphones the opportunity to use their mobile devices to make payments using those handsets. Moreover, Isis has announced that individuals who purchase smartphones (or who already own them) which have not been NFC enabled will soon be able to add…

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T-Mobile unveils m-commerce Direct Carrier Billing solution

Jennifer Goula
T-Mobile mobile network carrier Technology News

T-Mobile USA has announced the introduction of Direct Carrier Billing, which provides its subscribers with a new mobile commerce solution that lets them buy digital products and services using their web enabled mobile devices such as PCs and netbooks, but also smartphones and tablets. Direct Carrier Billing was originally meant to leverage partner billing services from Boku, Zong, BilltoMobile, Payfone, and OpenMarket, and it allows customers to make purchases of digital products such as games, music, videos, or social networking credits so that they never need to enter their credit…

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